Steve Johnson vs. Richard Gasquet Predictions: Johnson To Win In Three Sets

Before the start of the tournament, Steve Johnson is ranked 115th in the ATP rankings and Richard Gasquet is 91st. The last match between the two players was won by Richard Gasquet (Paris 2016 - Round 3: 6-4 7-6).

At the French Open, Johnson reached the third round for the fourth time in his career defeating fellow American Frances Tiafoe in a five-setter and Thiago Monteiro in the second round, before losing to Pablo Carreño Busta.

Partnering with Austin Krajicek as wildcard pair, he reached his maiden Masters 1000 final at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati defeating No. 3 seeded Colombian pair Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah in a tight three-set match. As a result he reentered the top 100 in doubles at World No. 95 on August 23, 2021. The pair last competed at the 2020 edition of the Cincinnati Masters where they reached the semifinals.

Gasquet defeated top seed and World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in straight sets in the second round of the 2022 Geneva Open. It was Gasquet's first victory over a top-two opponent since defeating then-World No. 1 Roger Federer in the quarterfinals of the 2005 Monte Carlo Masters. With this victory, Gasquet has now defeated players ranked from 1 to 100 on the ATP Tour. He defeated Kamil Majchrzak in straight sets in the quarterfinals before falling to Joo Sousa in the semifinals.

Richard won the first round of Roland Garros by defeating Lloyd Harris in straight sets before losing in the second round to the 27th seed Sebastian Korda.

With his participation in the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, he is tied for fifth position on the all-time record of Grand Slam appearances with 67, along with Andreas Seppi. He advanced to the second round at Wimbledon, where he defeated Joao Sousa in five sets.

Another difficult decision, because there isn't much between these two. They have similar season records and are both struggling on hard, albeit Gasquet is returning after nearly a month away. There's no way to pick, but Johnson gets my vote because of the crowd enthusiasm that has carried him to success here in the past.

• Steve Johnson to win for 1.812
• Total Under 22.5 for 1.89
• Handiсap Steve Johnson (-0.5) for 1.8